Navigation system for a motor vehicle

• US 20070233369A1
• Filed: 06/21/2006
• Published: 10/04/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Volkswagen AG
• Original Assignee: Volkswagen AG
• Inventors: Stoschek, Arne, Ng, Brian, Lee, Chu Hee, Chan, Thomas, Rosario, Daniel
• Granted Patent: US 8,700,308 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/208
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/26 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/36 Input/output arrangements for on-board computers
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096811 where the route is computed offboard

Abstract

A navigation system for a motor vehicle includes: a motor vehicle, a server which is spatially separate from the motor vehicle, and a wireless communication connection between the server and the motor vehicle for the time-staggered transmission of a first navigation information item and at least a second navigation information item from the server to the motor vehicle, the first navigation information item being assigned a first priority and the second navigation information item being assigned a second priority, the sequence of the transmission of the first navigation information item and the second navigation information item being a function of the priority level, and a man-machine interface being arranged in the motor vehicle for outputting the first navigation information item and the second navigation information item to an operator of the motor vehicle.

Claims

1. A navigation system for a motor vehicle, comprising:

a motor vehicle;

a server spatially separate from the motor vehicle;

a wireless communication connection between the server and the motor vehicle adapted for time-staggered transmission of a first navigation information item and a second navigation information item from the server to the motor vehicle, the first navigation information item having a first priority and the second navigation information item having a second priority, a sequence of the transmission of the first navigation information item and the second navigation information item being a function of a level of the priority; and

a man-machine interface arranged in the motor vehicle adapted to output the first navigation information item and the second navigation information item to an operator of the motor vehicle.

2. The navigation system according to claim 1, wherein the priority of a navigation information item is a function of at least one of (a) update rate and (b) usual update rate.

3. The navigation system according to claim 1, wherein the priority of a navigation information item is a function of size.

4. The navigation system according to claim 1, wherein the priority of a navigation information item is a function of distance to a position of the motor vehicle.

5. The navigation system according to claim 1, wherein the priority of a navigation information item is a function of distance to a suggested route for the motor vehicle.

6. The navigation system according to claim 1, wherein the priority of a navigation information item includes an excerpt from a map display.

7. The navigation system according to claim 6, wherein the priority of the excerpt from the map display is a function of distance to a position of the motor vehicle.

8. The navigation system according to claim 6, wherein the priority of the excerpt from the map display is a function of distance to a suggested route for the motor vehicle.

9. The navigation system according to claim 1, wherein the priority of a navigation information item is a function of recognition value.

10. The navigation system according to claim 1, wherein the priority of a navigation information item is a function of safety relevance.

11. The navigation system according to claim 1, wherein the priority of a navigation information item is settable by an operator.

12. The navigation system according to claim 1, wherein the priority of a navigation information item is a function of a user profile.

13. The navigation system according to claim 1, wherein the man-machine interface includes a monitor.

14. The navigation system according to claim 1, wherein the motor vehicle includes a navigation system.

15. The navigation system according to claim 1, wherein the first navigation information item and the second navigation information item are encoded, and the motor vehicle includes a decoder adapted to decode the first encoded navigation information item and the second encoded navigation information item, and a sequence of the decoding of the first navigation information item and the second navigation information item is a function of the level of the priority.

16. The navigation system according to claim 1, wherein the motor vehicle includes a memory having a map display.

17. The navigation system according to claim 1, wherein the server is arranged as an off-board navigation system adapted to calculate a suggested route for the motor vehicle.

18. The navigation system according to claim 17, wherein the suggested route is provided for transmission before the first navigation information item and the second navigation information item.

19. A motor vehicle, comprising:

an interface for a wireless communication connection for time-staggered reception of a first navigation information item and a second navigation information item, the first navigation information item having a first priority and the second navigation information item having a second priority, a sequence of the reception of the first navigation information item and the second navigation information item being a function of the priority level; and

a man-machine interface adapted to output the first navigation information item and the second navigation information item to an operator of the motor vehicle.

20. The motor vehicle according to claim 19, wherein the priority of a navigation information item is a function of at least one of (a) update rate and (b) usual update rate.

21. The motor vehicle according to claim 19, wherein the priority of a navigation information item is a function of size.

22. The motor vehicle according to claim 19, wherein the priority of a navigation information item is a function of distance to a position of the motor vehicle.

23. The motor vehicle according to claim 19, wherein the priority of a navigation information item is a function of distance to a suggested route for the motor vehicle.

24. The motor vehicle according to claim 19, wherein the priority of a navigation information item includes an excerpt from a map display.

25. The motor vehicle according to claim 24, wherein the priority of the excerpt from the map display is a function of distance to a position of the motor vehicle.

26. The motor vehicle according to claim 24, wherein the priority of the excerpt from the map display is a function of distance to a suggested route for the motor vehicle.

27. The motor vehicle according to claim 19, wherein the priority of a navigation information item is a function of recognition value.

28. The motor vehicle according to claim 19, wherein the priority of a navigation information item is a function of safety relevance.

29. The motor vehicle according to claim 19, wherein the priority of a navigation information item is settable by an operator.

30. The motor vehicle according to claim 19, wherein the priority of a navigation information item is a function of a user profile.

31. The motor vehicle according to claim 19, wherein the man-machine interface includes a monitor.

32. The motor vehicle according to claim 19, further comprising a navigation system.

33. The motor vehicle according to claim 19, wherein the first navigation information item and the second navigation information item are encoded, the motor vehicle further comprising a decoder adapted to decode the first encoded navigation information item and the second encoded navigation information item, a sequence of the decoding of the first navigation information item and the second navigation information item being a function of the level of the priority.

34. The motor vehicle according to claim 19, further comprising a memory having a map display.

35. A method for augmenting navigation of a motor vehicle, comprising:

assigning a first priority to a first navigation information item;

assigning a second priority to a second navigation information item; and

time-staggered transmission of the first navigation information item and the second navigation information item to the motor vehicle, a sequence of the transmission of the first navigation information item and the second navigation information item being implemented as a function of the priority level.

36. The method according to claim 35, further comprising outputting at least one of (a) the first navigation information item and (b) the second navigation information item to an operator of the motor vehicle.

37. The method according to claim 35, further comprising outputting the first navigation information item and the second navigation information item to an operator of the motor vehicle.

38. The method according to claim 35, wherein the priority of a navigation information item is a function of at least one of (a) update rate and (b) usual update rate.

39. The method according to claim 35, wherein the priority of a navigation information item is a function of size.

40. The method according to claim 35, wherein the priority of a navigation information item is a function of distance to a position of the motor vehicle.

41. The method according to claim 35, wherein the priority of a navigation information item is a function of distance to a suggested route for the motor vehicle.

42. The method according to claim 35, wherein the priority of a navigation information item is a function of recognition value.

43. The method according to claim 35, wherein the priority of a navigation information item is a function of safety relevance.

44. The method according to claim 35, wherein the priority of a navigation information item is a function of a user profile.

45. The method according to claim 35, further comprising:

encoding the first navigation information item and the second navigation information item before transmission to the motor vehicle; and

decoding the first navigation information item and the second navigation information item after transmission to the motor vehicle, a sequence of the decoding of the first navigation information item and the second navigation information item implemented as a function of the priority level.

46. A motor vehicle, comprising:

a memory adapted to store an encoded first navigation information item and an encoded second navigation information item, the first navigation information item having a first priority and the second navigation information item having a second priority, a sequence of reception of the first navigation information item and the second navigation information item being a function of the priority level;

a decoder adapted to decode the encoded first navigation information item and the encoded second navigation information item, a sequence of the decoding of the first navigation information item and the second navigation information item being a function of the priority level; and

a man-machine interface adapted to output the first navigation information item and the second navigation information item to an operator of the motor vehicle.

47. The motor vehicle according to claim 46, wherein the priority of a navigation information item is a function of at least one of (a) update rate and (b) usual update rate.

48. The motor vehicle according to claim 46, wherein the priority of a navigation information item is a function of size.

49. The motor vehicle according to claim 46, wherein the priority of a navigation information item is a function of distance to a position of the motor vehicle.

50. The motor vehicle according to claim 46, wherein the priority of a navigation information item is a function of distance to a suggested route for the motor vehicle.

51. The motor vehicle according to claim 46, wherein the priority of a navigation information item includes an excerpt from a map display.

52. The motor vehicle according to claim 51, wherein the priority of the excerpt from the map display is a function of distance to a position of the motor vehicle.

53. The motor vehicle according to claim 51, wherein the priority of the excerpt from the map display is a function of distance to a suggested route for the motor vehicle.

54. The motor vehicle according to claim 46, wherein the priority of a navigation information item is a function of recognition value.

55. The motor vehicle according to claim 46, wherein the priority of a navigation information item is a function of safety relevance.

56. The motor vehicle according to claim 46, wherein the priority of a navigation information item is settable by an operator.

57. The motor vehicle according to claim 46, wherein the priority of a navigation information item is a function of a user profile.

58. A method for augmenting navigation of a motor vehicle, comprising:

encoding a first navigation information item;

assigning a first priority to the first navigation information item;

encoding a second navigation information item;

assigning a second priority to the second navigation information item; and

decoding the encoded first navigation information item and the encoded second navigation information item, a sequence of the decoding of the first navigation information item and the second navigation information item being performed as a function of the priority level.

59. The method according to claim 58, further comprising outputting the first navigation information item and the second navigation information item to an operator of the motor vehicle.

60. A navigation system for a motor vehicle, comprising:

an off-board navigation system, spatially separate from the motor vehicle, adapted to calculate a suggested route for the motor vehicle;

a wireless communication connection between the off-board navigation system and the motor vehicle adapted to transmit the suggested route and a subsequent transmission of a navigation information item to the motor vehicle; and

a man-machine interface, arranged in the motor vehicle, adapted to output the suggested route and the navigation information item to an operator of the motor vehicle.

61. The navigation system according to claim 60, wherein the navigation information item includes an excerpt from a map display.

62. The navigation system according to claim 60, wherein the navigation information item includes an excerpt from a map display.

63. The navigation system according to claim 60, wherein the navigation information item includes an excerpt from a map display assigned to the suggested route.